I just thought what would everyones view would be on animal dreams. Can they lucid dream, project them selves etc. As long as there is a brain, dreaming is able. I guess the dinosaurs could dream but how about all animals. Can they interact in our dreams, can they be humans and can we be them? What are your views?

mikeg313 wrote:can they be humans and can we be them? What are your views?

I am not sure if they can lucid dream and dream of being a human but in their non lucid dreams, its possible and maybe they dream being a human.About us, we can surely have Lucid dream and have a body of an animal.

Yes, actually animals do have dreams and sleep paralysis. In cats, they took out the part of their brain that has sleep paralysis occur. (sad ;( cuz they hurtbthe cats) and the cats acted out stalking prey, jumping, playing, running, ect. This shows thats what they dream about. This is where the theory that dreams are to help us train for possible future problems like hunting or running away from what used to hunt us.

I remembered as a boy,when i thought our dog was dreaming, i used to hold its leg. He then began to use more facial muscles and i was assuming he was having a bad nightmare. Poor dog. BUt I have never been an animal in my non-lucid dreams.

All animals dream; I have seen beautiful images of dolphins and whales sleeping 'hanging' and floating while dreaming; if you've ever had a pet, you know they dream. (And I think animals are far more intelligent than foolish and arrogant human beings give them credit for. Why would you imagine their lives, and awareness of their lives, is less than ours? I've seen many humans who are less aware than many animals; look around you).

The key to creativity is to remove the watchers from the gates, and realize how free you really are.

mia wrote:All animals dream; I have seen beautiful images of dolphins and whales sleeping 'hanging' and floating while dreaming; if you've ever had a pet, you know they dream. (And I think animals are far more intelligent than foolish and arrogant human beings give them credit for. Why would you imagine their lives, and awareness of their lives, is less than ours? I've seen many humans who are less aware than many animals; look around you).

Sorry to cause offence, I am an animal lover. However it's known fact that through experiments solely focusing on mental ability, animals are not on the same level as humans.

They would need some sort of self-awareness. Dogs don't have self-awareness, hence why they bark when they see their reflecting or think it's another dog. They don't realize it's them. And to lucid dream you have to be aware.